Novel Full Chapter 646 -646-The Oak Branch and the Truth of the Dark Abyss
Chapter 646: Chapter646-The Oak Branch and the Truth of the Dark Abyss
This sudden turn of events—
let alone the Judicator and the others, even Aurek himself was caught off guard. A flicker of astonishment flashed through his eyes.
That pure, immaculate holy light had actually managed to block the power of the Pantheon?!
The Pantheon was a method left behind by that supreme existence, one of the most powerful forces in the entire Great Universe.
And judging from the oak branch’s own reaction, it clearly had not expected that holy light to be so terrifying.
At the same time, that also meant one thing—
there was someone else standing behind the oak being!
The realization made Aurek inwardly wary, yet his ambition began to blaze even more fiercely.
The Crusader Goddess Veynar felt her palms grow damp with sweat.
In that instant just now, she had already formed the outline of a sword formation, ready at any moment to draw that sword!
Fortunately, the Pantheon had struck first and dealt with it.
“You all should return to the Divine Sanctuary first. Leave these matters alone.”
Aurek turned toward Josephine and the others, his gaze full of concern.
After bowing, the group returned to the Crystal Moonshine Hall.
“Your Majesty!”
The Eternal Apollo Sunblaze stepped forward and bowed.
Aurek nodded and instructed, “Have these one billion Supreme Sage-rank troops remain stationed in the starry realm of all races!”
“In addition, I will transfer another billion legions here to guard the Styx Sector. The Dark Abyss lies within the Styx Sector!”
At once, the Eternal Apollo Sunblaze’s eyes grew several degrees more solemn.
Even the mysterious branch feared the existence within the Dark Abyss, and that mysterious being had been an Eternal Sage-rank powerhouse!
That alone showed just how enormous the threat lurking inside the Dark Abyss truly was.
Moreover, the Styx Sector lay so close to the Eastern Starfield that the two regions were as interdependent as lips and teeth.
If anything changed there, the Eastern Starfield would be the first to bear the impact.
The Eternal Apollo Sunblaze accepted the order and departed.
The one billion Supreme Sage-rank legions then spread out like a vast net, beginning a universe-wide hunt for the clansmen of the seven Supreme Sage-rank beings.
They also started suppressing the powerhouses causing chaos amid the turmoil, along with the remnants of the Samsara Divine Court and the Starfont Divine Court. For a time, the entire starry realm of all races was dyed red with blood.
“No—!”
“We’re willing to become slaves and servants!”
“Damn the Crossbridge Divine Court! If you’ve got the guts, give me a quick death!”
One shrill scream after another echoed through the universe, as if rising from the depths of hell itself.
Those were the clansmen of the seven Supreme Sage-rank beings. Restrained within the Fate River, their Threads of Fate were severed, while their life essence and souls were burned in the eternal karmic flames.
The screams were enough to make one’s blood run cold; anyone who heard them was filled with dread.
Watching their dearest kin suffer torment without end, condemned to eternal unrest and unable to attain release even in death, the seven Supreme Sage-rank beings let out heartrending roars until their voices turned hoarse, until bloody tears streamed from their eyes.
This was the wrath of an emperor!
All living beings in the starry realm of all races trembled before it, no longer able to muster even the slightest thought of resistance.
…
The Standarin Universe.
Aurek stood upon the Sacred Sword-Sea Platform, gazing into the infinitely distant chaos. His robes snapped sharply in the stellar wind.
He had also sensed that terrifying aura just now. Even now, its lingering pressure still seemed to weigh upon his heart.
He understood that the boundless Star Sea was far less simple than it appeared on the surface. It was like a bottomless ocean, immeasurable in depth.
“The Endless Starlight Isle!”
Aurek’s eyes blazed like twin burning stars.
Up to this point, he had already spent a vast amount of Emperor Points. His strength had drawn infinitely close to the Eternal Sage rank, leaving only the very last step.
Over the past dozen days, his various summoned troop types had bred another twenty billion soldiers.
Among them, over ten billion Supreme Sage-rank Life Sorcerers, Doomsday Warriors, Beastbound Warriors, Curseweavers, and Void Warlocks had also been bred—an army as boundless as the sea itself.
At this same moment, Suggwoth arrived through a Star-Realm Gate and stood respectfully outside the Sacred Sword-Sea Platform, bowing low. Starlight dust still clung to his armor.
“How are things on the Endless Starlight Isle?”
Aurek’s voice descended from above.
Suggwoth replied, “The Endless Starlight Isle has activated a powerful defense—the Endless Starlight Shield!”
“In addition, nearly four hundred thousand quasi-Eternal Sage-rank experts, as well as over a hundred million Supreme Sage-rank powerhouses, have gathered in the northern region of the Endless Starlight Isle!”
“The alliance on the Endless Starlight Isle is forming extremely quickly. According to our intelligence, this is only the temporary force they have mobilized. Later, they may launch an all-out war against the Divine Court legions.”
Four hundred thousand quasi-Eternal Sage-rank experts!
And that was only a temporary deployment?
Aurek’s brows drew slightly together. He really had underestimated the foundations and unity of the Endless Starlight Isle.
But…
His fingers tapped lightly against the edge of the sacred platform before he spoke.
“Force them to begin the war at once.”
A faint heat stirred within Aurek’s heart. He could hardly wait for battle!
The Emperor Points extracted from four hundred thousand quasi-Eternal Sage-rank experts would absolutely be enough to help him break through into the Eternal Sage realm—the realm he had long dreamed of reaching!
Besides—
this was only their temporary mobilized force. Even those hundred million Supreme Sage-rank experts were only a temporary measure.
Once they fully gathered all their strength, it would become an unimaginable flood bursting through a broken dam.
Suggwoth said, “I have heard that the Endless Starlight Shield is extraordinarily sturdy. I already sent legions to probe it, and it truly could not be broken through. It was like crashing into an iron wall.”
“The Endless Starlight Shield!”
Aurek had heard of it as well.
Its existence would indeed put his legions at a disadvantage. He had to find a way to force the other side to make the first move!
…
The universe of the starry realm of all races had once been shattered beyond recognition by war, with countless worlds suffering violent aftershocks.
Stars were displaced. The void split open.
Every single drop of quasi-Supreme Sage-rank blood or Supreme Sage-rank blood that fell could create a forbidden zone of life, becoming the origin of legends told by later generations.
This battle was also recorded in the annals of history. Posterity would call it the Chaos of the Seven Saints.
The descendants of the seven factions were imprisoned forever within the Fate River, their souls and lives trapped in an endless cycle of suffering.
Such punishment represented the untouchable majesty of imperial authority, like a sword hanging over the heads of all.
Outside the sacred hall,
the Judicator, the Silver Gentleman, and the other gods stood respectfully behind Aurek, hardly daring to breathe.
Though they were gods enshrined by the Pantheon, now that they stood within the starry realm of all races, they had no choice but to treat this emperor with utmost respect, like ministers standing before their sovereign.
Aurek stood with his back to them, one hand resting on his sword.
The lofty figure carried an exalted aura that surpassed even the quasi-Eternal Sage rank, vast as the Star Sea.
No one dared move an inch. Even their breathing had become as light as possible.
“What is the origin of that oak branch you spoke of? And what exactly is hidden within the Dark Abyss?”
Aurek’s voice was calm, yet full of majesty.
The Judicator fell silent for a moment, organizing his thoughts before speaking.
“The oak branch took shape after a mysterious expert struck out with a segment of oakwood when that supreme existence descended. It then merged with the origin of the Starry Chaos and transformed.”
“When the supreme existence discovered it, it had already hidden itself somewhere by relying on the special nature of its oak-branch body, thus evading detection. Later, for reasons unknown, that supreme existence chose not to deal with it any further, instead leaving behind the Pantheon to collect beings similar to the oak branch.”
“As for what is imprisoned within the Dark Abyss, even we do not know. We only vaguely know that a mysterious existence is sealed inside. The God of Temptation should know something about this matter. She seems to have dealings with those ancient beings.”
Aurek nodded and did not pursue the matter of the God of Temptation.
After all, the God of Temptation was indeed far too unusual, too mysterious—like an unsolvable riddle.
The things she had mastered touched upon levels so profound they reached the extreme.
That was the conclusion Aurek had come to after seeking her guidance several times. Every single time, he had gained new insights.
But she had long since left the Heaven-Pillar, as though she had evaporated into the Star Sea.